PEACTICAL HINTS. 



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side horn, and for that end the stirrup leather" should be 

 given such a length as will permit this. A lady should 

 never be mounted on a weak or stumbling horse. 



The reins are to be held in the left hand, as already 

 described, and in a line with the elbow. The whip should 

 be carried in the right hand, with the point toward the 



FIG. 251. Good position. 



ground. It takes the place of the right leg of the man, 

 and the horse should be trained to answer to its application 

 in exactly the same way as to the pressure of the man's 

 leg. The horse should never be struck with the whip upon 

 the head, neck, or shoulders, as such whipping will render 

 him nervous, and may cause him to swerve. 



It does not come within the limits of an abbreviated 

 article of this character to give the details for the training 

 of a horse to the different gaits and tricks of which he is 



